André Danthine
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André Danthine was a professor of computer science
at the University of Liège
from 1967-1997; he is now a professor emeritus there. He specialized in computer networks, and created the Research Unit in Networking (RUN) there in 1972.
In 2000 he was awarded the SIGCOMM Award
for "basic contributions to protocol design and modelling and for leadership in the development of computer networking in Europe".
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at the University of Liège
University of Liège
The University of Liège , in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, is a major public university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language is French.-History:...
from 1967-1997; he is now a professor emeritus there. He specialized in computer networks, and created the Research Unit in Networking (RUN) there in 1972.
In 2000 he was awarded the SIGCOMM Award
SIGCOMM Award
The SIGCOMM Award recognizes lifetime contribution to the field of communication networks.The award is presented in the annual SIGCOMM Technical Conference.The awardees are:* 2011 Vern Paxson* 2010 Radia Perlman* 2009 Jon Crowcroft* 2008 Don Towsley...
for "basic contributions to protocol design and modelling and for leadership in the development of computer networking in Europe".